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Bank Failure

Carter County Commercial Bank

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Closed October 30, 1937 · Olive Hill, KY .

Closing date
October 30, 1937
Headquarters
Olive Hill, KY
Total assets at closing
$139K
Total deposits at closing
$109K
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On October 30, 1937, regulators closed Carter County Commercial Bank, headquartered in Olive Hill, KY. At closing, the institution held approximately $139K in assets and $109K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3281st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 29th of 75 in 1937. It falls in the period the record labels Early FDIC Era (1934-1944), a period with 397 failures peaking at 75 in 1937.

FDIC's first decade after the 1933 Banking Act. Failures fell sharply once deposit insurance restored confidence.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Carter County Commercial Bank fail?

Carter County Commercial Bank was closed by regulators on October 30, 1937.

How big was Carter County Commercial Bank when it failed?

Carter County Commercial Bank had approximately $139K in total assets and $109K in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1937 First Nat BK & TR Co. of Manhasset Manhasset, NY —
Dec 17, 1937 Big Falls State Bank Big Falls, WI $103K
Dec 2, 1937 Nevada Trust Company Nevada, MO $242K
Dec 2, 1937 Peoples United Bank Southport, NC —
Nov 30, 1937 Sterling State Bank Sterling, ND $121K
Nov 27, 1937 Loganville State Bank Loganville, WI —
Nov 24, 1937 First State Bank of Cobden Cobden, IL —
Nov 19, 1937 Bank of Swifton Swifton, AR $208K